Interviews

Ray Romano plays Zak Yankovich, a record company's head of promotions, in HBO's Vinyl.

Arts

Ray Romano Gets Deep, Dark And Angsty For Martin Scorsese's 'Vinyl'

3:09pm March 30, 2016

Ever since Everybody Loves Raymond, the actor says he's been trying to take on more dramatic roles. In the HBO drama Vinyl, he plays a record company executive who contemplates suicide.

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Michael Ian Black co-stars in The Jim Gaffigan Show on the TV Land network, and in Another Period on Comedy Central.

Fresh Air Weekend: Michael Ian Black; Loretta Lynn's New Album; Regina King

11:27am March 26, 2016

Michael Ian Black talks about masculinity, vanity and his new memoir. Ken Tucker reviews Loretta Lynn's new album, Full Circle. Regina King directs for television, but says "I absolutely love acting."

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Eva Vega-Olds on her wedding day in May 2009 with her father, Leonardo Vega. As he walked her down the aisle, he cracked a joke in their family's characteristic sarcasm, telling her: "It's my day. I finally get rid of you."

Just Days Before Her Father Died, She Told Him What He Meant To Her

5:04am March 25, 2016

by NPR Staff

And she recorded that conversation with StoryCorps. "Do you think you're dying?" she asked him then — and he replied, simply: "Everybody dies." For him, family was everything.

Donald Trump speaks at Fountain Park during a campaign rally on March 19, 2016 in Fountain Hills, Ariz.

Young Republicans Ponder Trump's Lasting Impact On The GOP

8:34am March 20, 2016

Chelsi Henry, Will Estrada, Margaret Hoover and Eugene Spektor, four young Republicans, join NPR's Rachel Martin to talk about the state of the race, and Donald Trump's role in their party.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Why Fewer American Women Are Married Than Ever Before

12:18pm March 19, 2016

Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies, says the declining marriage rates among adult women reflect expanded choices available to women today. Originally broadcast March 1, 2016.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Pen-Pal Passion Is Revived In Broadway's 'She Loves Me'

12:18pm March 19, 2016

A revival of the musical She Loves Me recently opened on Broadway. Director Scott Ellis and lyricist Sheldon Harnick (of Fiddler on the Roof fame) join Fresh Air. Originally published March 15, 2016.

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Tanya James (center), with her daughters Trista James (left) and Michelle Paugh on a recent visit with StoryCorps.

'If You Don't Fight For Yourself, Ain't Nobody Gonna Do It For you'

5:47am March 18, 2016

by NPR Staff

That's the lesson Tanya James' mother taught her. And she says it was invaluable in the West Virginia coal mines, where she worked for decades. Now, she's passing that lesson down to her daughters.

K.A.A.N. stands for Knowledge Above All Nonsense.

K.A.A.N. Is The Answer To All Of Your Rap Desires

2:16pm March 14, 2016

by Leah Donnella

If you enjoy rap, allow Brandon Perry, aka K.A.A.N., to make your day.

Sarah Paulson plays prosecutor a Marcia Clark and Sterling K. Brown is Christopher Darden in the FX series American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson.

Fresh Air Weekend: Sarah Paulson; 'Charlie Chan Hock Chye'; American Eugenics

11:34am March 12, 2016

Actress Sarah Paulson plays prosecutor Marcia Clark in The People v. O.J. Simpson. John Powers reviews Sonny Liew's new graphic novel. Adam Cohen discusses forced sterilizations in America.

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Books
Arts

Remembering 'Great Santini' Author Pat Conroy

1:28pm March 11, 2016

Conroy, who died last week, was the author of several books, two of which — The Great Santini and The Prince of Tides — were made into feature films. He spoke to Terry Gross in 1987, 1995 and 2002.

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